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On the evening of August 12, 2026, a group of about 50 Astronomy readers witnessed a terrific and mesmerizing total solar ...

A distant 'exomoon' the size of Jupiter is changing how we think about the cosmos.

Janna Levin, professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, joins CBS News to discuss Wednesday's total solar eclipse.

The partial eclipse is expected to be the most extensive since 1999, astronomers say. Some parts of England could see up to 96 per cent of the moon covering the sun on 12 August. The UK will get the ...

As the full Moon sets, the Sun is about to rise on the opposite horizon. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) has already closed its eyes after a long night of observations. The extraordinary quality of ...

While technically all of these events will happen, the extent of their visibility and significance have been inflated in media reports, says the Astronomy Center ...

Data access, or the availability of new and archival data for use by other scientists and the public, is key to scientific advancement. How data is presented, searched, and formatted determines ...

The pictures, on the competition's shortlist, reveal the remarkable celestial objects that lie above our heads, both in deep space and closer to home ...

With some regularity, I get asked the difference between astronomy and astrophysics. I suppose I’m a good person to ask: Of my three degrees, two of them are in “astronomy and astrophysics”. But what ...

Efan Dafydd has loved space since he was a toddler and is part of a stargazing club that he is ‘excited’ to be a part of for ...

The weekend meets are attracting hobbyists ...